Artistic Team

Group of dancers reaching while walking toward another dancer facing the other direction.

Young Dance teaching artists are professional dancers, choreographers, and experienced educators who teach with innovation, collaboration, and thoughtful attention to every dancer in the room. Our educators value a commitment to self, to the community, and to lifelong learning. 

2024–25 Staff and Teaching Artists

Photo of smiling white woman Gretchen Pick.
Gretchen Pick, Executive Director
Smiling woman with curly hair, Anat Shinar.
Anat Shinar, Artistic Director
Photo of smiling white woman Kathleen Pender.
Kathleen Pender, Program Manager
Heidi Draskoci-Fricke, standing with her arms on her hips in front of an outdoor scene.
Heidi Draskoci-Fricke, Marketing & Communications Director
Smiling person, Jules Bither, with pink hair and eyebrows.
Jules Bither, Event & Office Coordinator
Photo of smiling white woman Andrea Zimmerman.
Andrea Zimmerman
Anna Maniak
Anna Maniak
Smiling woman with her hair in a bun, Annie Hoffman. She is holding a book.
Annie Hoffman
Smiling latino woman Belle Alvarez in front of a colorful wall.
Belle Alvarez
Photo of smiling white man Blake Nellis.
Blake Nellis
Brittany Keefe standing in front of a brick building, smiling.
Brittany Keefe
Man, Carlos, standing in front of a tree.
Carlos “Los Boogie” Garcia
Cecil Neal is a black man in a white shirt. He is smiling at the camera.
Cecil Neal
Photo of smiling white woman Charisse Ponder.
Charisse Ponder
Colin Edwards, a black man with a t-shirt, standing looking at the camera.
Colin Edwards
Smiling white woman, Denise Gagner
Denise Gagner
Eliana Durnbaugh in a black and white checkered shirt, looking at the camera.
Eliana Durnbaugh
White woman, Erinn Liebhard, smiling.
Erinn Liebhard
White man dancing in a wheelchair.
Gabriel Rodreick
Black man Guerreiro in front of a waterfall while dancing.
Guerreiro
Hannah Schwarze, is smiling at the camera in front of a brick wall.
Hannah Schwarze
A woman, Heather Johnson, smiling in front of a geometric background.
Heather Johnson
White woman, Jennifer Isle, looking sideways and holding her arms up while smiling.
Jennifer Ilse
Photo of woman, J H Shui Xian, looking at the camera with purple hands.
J H Shuǐ Xiān
Photo of smiling white woman Julia Davidson.
Julia Davidson
Smiling White woman with medium red hair.
Kendall Edstrom
Margaret Ogas smiling in front of a tree.
Margaret Ogas
White Woman, Mary Willmeng, smiling at the camera.
Mary Willmeng
Woman, Mayhugh, with long blond hair smiling over her shoulder.
Mayhugh Fox
A woman, Meg Singh, standing and smiling in front of trees.
Meg Singh
Michael Grace, smiling at the camera while holding flowers.
Michael Grace
Red haired woman, Nova DeLapp, standing in front of a tree.
Nova DeLapp
Piper Rolfes, posing in front of flowers.
Piper Rolfes
Smiling black woman, Rachel Kalema, pointing at the camera.
Rachel Kalema
A woman in glasses, Regina Pinto, is smiling at the camera.
Regina Hartleip-Pinto
Smiling woman, Sarah Super, standing outside.
Sarah Super
Smiling woman, Shannon Dolan.
Shannon Hartle Dolan
Curly haired man, Stuart Pimsler, softly smiling with his hand under his chin.
Stuart Pimsler
Young smiling black man with hoodie
Waswa Kalema
Energetic dancer in the foreground is Whitney McClusky.
Whitney McClusky
Zhané Jackson
Zhané Jackson

2024–25 Guest Artists

Photo of smiling white woman Gretchen Pick.
Gretchen Pick, Executive Director
A woman, Laurie Van Wieren, dancing in a field with sheep.
Laurie Van Wieren
Image of a white woman in a wheelchair, Lainey Lee, smiling.
Lainey Lee, Student Representative
Photo of woman, J H Shui Xian, looking at the camera with purple hands.
J H Shuǐ Xiān